From BethW's blog 17 days ago | 970 Views | (0) Comments
Robin Rowland of The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City passes along this information: The owner of the Chick-fil-A restaurant at 7500 W 135th St. in Overland Park is donating 20 percent of all sales tonight (Nov. 5), from 5 to 8 p.m., to the Humane Society... - read more
From BethW's blog 6 weeks ago | 1579 Views | (0) Comments
My hubby likes to remark on the phenomenon of encountering another instance of a thing — a word, a person, an idea — a short time after encountering it for the first time. I had this happen today when I saw this press release:
Photo Luminescent... - read more
From BethW's blog 6 weeks ago | 780 Views | (0) Comments
I love irony. Take a look at this story from Wyoming:
Wyo. town evicts rooster for making too much noise
The police chief who denied the rooster's owner an exotic pet permit is named Tim Feathers. You can't make this stuff up! - read more
From BethW's blog 7 weeks ago | 1345 Views | (0) Comments
Sunday's baseball game
between the Royals and Twins allowed fans to purchase tickets for themselves and their
dog, with proceeds going to The Greater Kansas City Humane Society,
Half Way Home Pet Adoptions and Wayside Waifs.
Take a look at John Sleezer's... - read more
From BethW's blog 8 weeks ago | 1321 Views | (0) Comments
The Revue Salon and Spa in Zona Rosa will donate the proceeds from Oct. 10 haircuts to the Kitty Cat Connection, an all-volunteer Northland nonprofit dedicated to caring for homeless, stray and abandoned cats. Walk-in customers can arrive between 11 a.m. and 5... - read more
From BethW's blog 23 weeks ago | 4619 Views | (0) Comments
I had a dab of heavy cream left over from making dinner tonight. Hubby — who I think is incapable of tossing out anything edible — thought Britzi would enjoy it as a treat. I thought to myself what I'd read about most cats being lactose intolerant,... - read more
From BethW's blog 35 weeks ago | 4277 Views | (0) Comments
One of Britzi's most notable traits has been her appetite. She gobbles up a can of food a day in addition to munching on dry food throughout the day. And she lets us know when it's time for us to feed her (meow, meow, MEOW!).
My family used to joke that,... - read more
From BethW's blog 36 weeks ago | 2044 Views | (0) Comments
Britzi is settling in well. She has inspected every nook and cranny she can fit into (including the dusty ones), and has picked out a couple of favorite places to nap. She still follows us closely when we move around the apartment, and likes to zoom up and down... - read more
From BethW's blog 37 weeks ago | 1423 Views | (0) Comments
I brought home our new torti yesterday. Her name, Britzi, is an adaptation of the Italian name Brizio, which evidently comes from a word meaning "speckled ." Happily, she seems to be adjusting very well, snarfing up both the dry and canned food we offered,... - read more
From BethW's blog 37 weeks ago | 1566 Views | (0) Comments
Two weeks ago , my husband and I lost our first cat, the handsome grey Bobcat. Today, we turned in the paperwork to adopt a new cat, a beautiful and gentle nine-month-old tortoiseshell. (We're still considering a name.)
It's probably a very normal thing,... - read more
